Operating Principal, CEO Office

Higgsfield AI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation through stock opt

Competitive base salary in USD

Office benefits

Job summary

Higgsfield AI is seeking an Operating Principal to work directly with the CEO on high-impact initiatives. You will own multiple projects, from defining a problem to delivering a working outcome, then move on to the next challenge.

The role requires a track record of ownership, strategic thinking, and the ability to coordinate across engineering, product, growth, and partnerships. Based in San Francisco with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree from a top-tier university.
• Proven track record across multiple areas (olympiads, competitions, scholarships, notable builds).
• 3–5 years experience in strategy/consulting, investment banking/PE, Big Tech, or fast-growing tech.
• Experience working abroad or as a non-native speaker in global orgs.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth and revenue opportunities across products, markets, and partners.
• Build scalable processes for rapid growth.
• Lead and execute priority initiatives end-to-end with analysis, decision, execution, follow-through.
• Coordinate with engineering, product, growth, and partnerships to unblock initiatives.
• Prepare numbers, models, and summaries for leadership, board, and investor decisions.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Executive communication

Education

Top-tier university degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Gen AI tooling

Job description

Why work at Higgsfield AI?

Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $500M in annual revenue run rate, 25M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands. We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like.

About The Role

Operating Principals are Higgsfield’s general problem solvers. They work directly with the CEO and senior executives on the company’s key initiatives — owning several projects at a time, with no fixed lane: a new market this month, a broken process or a stalled product launch the next. The job is to take an undefined problem from zero to a working outcome, hand it off, and move to the next one.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Identifying new growth and revenue opportunities across products, markets, and partners.
• Building and optimising processes that can scale with a company growing this fast.
• Leading and executing priority company initiatives end to end — analysis, decision, execution, follow-through.
• Pulling engineering, product, growth, and partnerships into one plan and unblocking whatever stalls.
• Preparing the numbers, models, and one-pagers behind leadership, board, and investor decisions.

Scope

• Based in San Francisco, with regular trips to Almaty and travel to partners and markets as projects require.
• Direct access to the CEO; high ownership, minimal process — no team underneath, no playbook.

What You’ll Need

• A degree from a top-tier university — ideally STEM or another highly quantitative field.
• A track record of outstanding achievement in several different areas — olympiads, case competitions, elite scholarships, building something that worked.
• 3–5 years of experience, including at least 2 years in a top-tier strategy consultancy, investment bank / PE, Big Tech, or a fast-growing global technology company.
• Experience working abroad, as an expat, or inside a global organisation as a non-native speaker.
• A solid track record of taking ownership and leading complex projects end to end.
• The ability to break complex problems into smaller, actionable ones and enjoy working with data.
• Writing and presenting at a level that goes straight to the board or a Fortune 500 partner without editing.
• Natural curiosity, speed, and a will to make an impact.
• Right to work in the US; based in San Francisco or ready to relocate.

Nice to Have

• A chief-of-staff, founder’s-office, or BizOps stint after consulting / banking.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, or Gen AI tooling.
• Background in AI, consumer tech, or media.

Screening / Interview Topics

• Hardest Problem Owned – an ambiguous project taken from zero to outcome, and what the candidate personally did
• Cross-Functional Delivery – moving engineering, product, and business teams without formal authority
• Analytical Depth – building and defending a model or business case under time pressure
• Executive Communication – a board deck, investor update, or CEO memo they wrote themselves
• Pace & Ambiguity – handling a priority flip mid-project

What we offer

• Competitive base salary in USD, based on your experience, skills, and the scope of the role.
• Equity participation through the company’s stock option program, giving you the opportunity to share in Higgsfield’s long-term growth.
• A highly collaborative, fast-paced environment where you can work directly with experienced leaders and have a meaningful impact on the product and company.
• Opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and career development as the company scales.
• Company-provided equipment, meals, transportation, or other office benefits.